GB2287967B - Apparatus and method for depositing particulate material in a composite substrate - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for depositing particulate material in a composite substrate

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GB2287967B
GB2287967B GB9506196A GB9506196A GB2287967B GB 2287967 B GB2287967 B GB 2287967B GB 9506196 A GB9506196 A GB 9506196A GB 9506196 A GB9506196 A GB 9506196A GB 2287967 B GB2287967 B GB 2287967B
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Prior art keywords
composite substrate
depositing particulate
particulate
depositing
composite
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GB9506196A
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GB9506196D0 (en
GB2287967A (en
Inventor
Brendon Frank Ribble
David Jerome Arteman
Lyle Theodore Lamers
Eperen David James Van
Eperen Thomas William Van
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Kimberly Clark Corp
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Kimberly Clark Corp
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Priority to US08/218,953 priority Critical patent/US5429788A/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/53—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium
    • A61F13/531—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having a homogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad
    • A61F13/532—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having a homogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad inhomogeneous in the plane of the pad
    • A61F13/5323—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium having a homogeneous composition through the thickness of the pad inhomogeneous in the plane of the pad having absorbent material located in discrete regions, e.g. pockets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/15577—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing
    • A61F13/15617—Making absorbent pads from fibres or pulverulent material with or without treatment of the fibres
GB9506196A 1994-03-28 1995-03-27 Apparatus and method for depositing particulate material in a composite substrate Revoked GB2287967B (en)

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US08/218,953 US5429788A (en) 1994-03-28 1994-03-28 Apparatus and method for depositing particulate material in a composite substrate

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GB9506196D0 GB9506196D0 (en) 1995-05-17
GB2287967A GB2287967A (en) 1995-10-04
GB2287967B true GB2287967B (en) 1997-11-12

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US (1) US5429788A (en)
EP (1) EP0679446B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH07289589A (en)
KR (1) KR100353587B1 (en)
AU (1) AU680719B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9501200A (en)
CA (1) CA2127867C (en)
DE (1) DE69524134T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2164113T3 (en)
FR (1) FR2717836B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2287967B (en)
PE (1) PE7396A1 (en)
PH (1) PH30613A (en)
SV (1) SV1995000016A (en)
TW (1) TW286278B (en)
UY (1) UY23941A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA9501879B (en)

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GB2287967A (en) 1995-10-04
FR2717836A1 (en) 1995-09-29
ES2164113T3 (en) 2002-02-16
PH30613A (en) 1997-08-06
EP0679446B1 (en) 2001-11-28
PE7396A1 (en) 1996-03-28
FR2717836B1 (en) 1998-12-04
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CA2127867A1 (en) 1995-09-29
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